Foster home saves war orphans' lives in postwar Tokyo

Foster home saves war orphans' lives in postwar Tokyo

Katsuyoshi Tomimoto recalls from his bed at a Tokyo hospital in this file photo taken on Feb. 15, 2015, his luck at finding shelter at a foster home in the days immediately after World War II and how it changed his life for the better. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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